Opinion

The first two words of the Vancouver Sun’s story on Tuesday that MP John Reynolds was stepping down as Conservative House leader and won’t be seeking re-election described him as a "political warhorse.

When’s the last time you heard someone you know talk about how luxurious their flight was, how much leg room they had, and the quality of the service? Okay, now when was the last time you heard somebody talk about how cheap their last flight was

Whistler’s Natural Mis-step Before the advent of the Re-Use-It Centre in Function Junction, recycling-minded folk would leave their reusable items outside the dumpster.

Prior to Christmas, an English family flew from the U.K. to Seattle, rented a car there and drove to Whistler. After 13 or 14 hours of travel they arrived, only to find that there was no one around to check them into their hotel.

Whatever your feelings on the overall expense and scientific value of space programs, there’s something unspeakably awesome about the whole concept of sending probes three billion kilometres across the Solar System to land on another planet or t

On Jan. 11 the SLRD board voted to oppose the proposed power project development on Ashlu Creek.

It may be getting a little late in January for New Year’s forecasts but that’s in keeping with a winter that has been stubbornly slow to produce snow, so let’s review the schedule for 2005.

Whistler has come to the aid of tsunami victims in the South Pacific with several fundraising events, but in case you missed out you can still make a contribution online to the central charities involved in the effort.

Thank the Zamboni driver Credit, where credit is due. Nature has not been kind to Whistler skiers and boarders so far this season.

Welcome to 2005. Does anything make sense anymore? While much of Asia tries to deal with the devastation of the Dec. 26 tsunami, we in the Western world have been trying to understand it.